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英国概况 1.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain? A Roman B Anglo-Saxons C Jutes D Celts 2.The Hundred Years’ War between Britain and France was fought ____. A from 1327 to 1453 B from 1337 to 1453 C from 1347 to 1453 C from 1357 to 1453 3.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year ____ A 1918 B 1920 C 1945 D 1949 4.The English Civil War is also called ____ A the Puritan Revolution B the second Magna Carta C the Long Parliament D the Anglican War 5.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the ____ and the North Sea in the east, A east B south C west D north 6.The largest lake in Britain is ____. A. Loch Lomond B the Lough Neagh C Windermere D Ullswater 7.Where do the majority of people in Scotland live? A In the Highlands B In the central Lowlands C In the Uplands D In the west of Scotland 8.In Britain only about ____ of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of the land area. A 2% B 3% C 4% D 5% 9.The two important crops in Britain are ____ A barley and corn B wheat and rice C barley and oats D wheat and barley 10.In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 ____ A can legally receive partly free education B can legally receive completely free education C can not receive free education at all D can not receive free education if their parents are rich 答案 1.D 凯尔特在公元前700年到英国，罗马人在公元1到5世纪统治英国，5世纪中期盎格鲁撒克逊人侵占英国，因此凯尔特人是最早踏入英国的。 2.B 英法百年战争爆发于1337年到1453年间，中间还发生了黑死病。 3.D 爱尔兰共和国在1949年独立。 4.A 英国内战于1642年到1646年间发生，国王查尔斯与议会发生争执，实际上是国王与清教徒之间的矛盾引起的，结果议会胜利。 5.B 英国南面与法国隔着英吉利海峡。 6.B 英国最大的湖是内伊湖，最长的河流是塞文河。 7.B 苏格兰中低部适合人类生存，是苏格兰工业和人高度集中的地区。 8.A 由于英国农作业时的高度机械化，只需利用全国2%的人口来耕作大面积农地。 9.D 小麦和大麦是英国最重要的庄稼。 10.B 英国的义务教育是从5岁到16岁，所以期间的教育全部免费。